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It looks like it was sunnier than last year!
What a covergae Fx, thanks a lot 
This must have been a wonderful event to attend and you gave it the honor it deserves with this article. Bravo.
I think it has become a very significant communication event for Lange, bravo to them as well.
Cheers, Mark
The 2016 edition of the Concorso d'Eleganza of the Villa d'Este: the full report
When I leave Rome every year, I don't forget to throw a coin into the Fontana di Trevi to make the wish to come back to the Eternal City. I don't remember if I did the same in the Lake Como 3 years ago when I attended for the first time the Concorso d'Ele...
Part 1: Tremezzo and the opening cocktail and dinner
I arrived on Friday at the beginning of the afternoon at the Grand Hotel Tremezzo. The first thing I did was to open the window to enjoy the view from my bedroom! I didn't have a room with a view on the lake this year but it is good to discover a differen...
It looks like it was sunnier than last year!
What a covergae Fx, thanks a lot This must have been a wonderful event to attend and you gave it the honor it deserves with this article. Bravo. I think it has become a very significant communication event for Lange, bravo to them as well. Cheers, Mark
Thanks Mark.
Yes, it is a very important communication event for Lange but they "use" it the right way with a quite discreet approach. Thanks! Fx
Part 2: the Concorso d'Eleganza and the Villa Sola Cabiati
The second day was the most important one since it was the day of the Concorso! The Concorso takes place every year at the Villa d'Este which is located closer to Como than Tremezzo. So we needed to take the boat to the South of the lake to reach the Vill...
Part 3: the Fiat 500 Jolly and the 2016 novelties
After a very busy day at the Villa d'Este, we knew that a good breakfast was required to be ready for the packed schedule of the last day! One of my dream came true: to be able to enjoy a Fiat 500 Jolly in this environment! No safety belts, no doors but w...
Good to see the 2 1815 Moonphase side by side. Thanks for the report, Fx.
It was a good and very nice virtual escape from the grey Paris. Best, Nicolas
Thank you for this wonderful report, very unforgettable event for sure!
Such an event, with perfect program and planning is very hard to beat! I cannot imagine what can be better than this. Thank you! Rgds Raymond
Thanks Raymond for your nice words and of course...
it was a great pleasure to meet you and your spouse there... Fx
Magnificent....
write-up Xavier, my sincere thanks for taking the effort, an event I sure hope to drop-by at some point. Just one question - how come despite all of those great photos you apparently haven't taken a shot of the Vanquish Zagato Concept? Cheers, Filip
Allow me to help in this case...Concept cars
Plus 1 special car from the owner himself....enjoy! ...
Anytime, the pleasure of meeting is mine. I wonder when we'll ever meet again, in the next Lange event...
I will have to work very hard and wish to be able to attend such great events again ) Rgds Raymond
Thanks for the outstanding post Fx!................
Looked like it was a great time. I loved going through your post, tons of great pictures to look at. How did you like wearing the annual calendar around? It seems like a watch not talked about much. Thanks again! Tony
Thanks Tony.
The Saxonia AC is a very nice watch, perfectly balanced. But for me, it lacks the little something of the Langematik Perpetual. The Platinum version is for me the nicer but the WG version with the blued hands is more legible. I will try to come back on it...
My thoughts exactly............
Not saying that I wouldn't love to own the annual calendar one day but it would be hard for me to chose that over the perpetual. Tony
What a fantastic report!
It's no wonder you had a great time - who wouldn't? The weather was so perfect for you this time. Luckily, I have stayed at Villa dEste twice before, otherwise I would be totally jealous. Unfortunately for me, there were no cars or watches to ogle but I w...
Thanks Fernando!
But you know, when it is quieter, the Villa d'Este is also fantastic... not the same pleasure but the beauty of the lake remains the same! Best. Fx